Need more Network Ports

Jeff

Jeff

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I have a Router with 8 ports. I need a few more. I also have a Wireless Router with I think 4 more hardwire connection ports on it.

How do I hook the Wireless router up to the Regular Router so that I have connectivety??

I have tried this before but it is definatley not a PNP type deal. I never could ge the wireless router to connect when hooked up to the wired router..


Anyone have any knowledge about this??
 
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Mousebaby

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Jeff said:
I have a Router with 8 ports. I need a few more. I also have a Wireless Router with I think 4 more hardwire connection ports on it.

How do I hook the Wireless router up to the Regular Router so that I have connectivety??

I have tried this before but it is definatley not a PNP type deal. I never could ge the wireless router to connect when hooked up to the wired router..


Anyone have any knowledge about this??
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Is there anyway to get another wireless router and somehow sync them together? I know nothing about this stuff. :shrug:
 
Jeff

Jeff

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GWguy said:
You're probably better off investing in a 16 port switch and connecting it to one of the router ports.
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Probably so But I wanna try using what I have here first. I have three different Routers and Hubs.

I'll see how far I can get using what I have.

Got laid off from work last week so won't be putting out any coin for this stuff for a while.:nomoney:
 
GWguy

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Jeff said:
Probably so But I wanna try using what I have here first. I have three different Routers and Hubs.

I'll see how far I can get using what I have.

Got laid off from work last week so won't be putting out any coin for this stuff for a while.:nomoney:
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Sorry bud. If you need anything, shout.

You *should* be able to connect a port on the existing router to a standard port (LAN) on the new router. Don't use the uplink or DSL/Cable (WWAN) input port. Cascading routers thru the uplink ports will not work well.

Oh yeah, you need an inversion (crossover) cable to do that unless the port is self-adapting.
 
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forceofnature

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Check around for a used hub/ switch. I would think an 8 port or 16 port would be pretty cheap. A new 24 port was a bit on the high side.
 
Jeff

Jeff

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GWguy said:
Sorry bud. If you need anything, shout.

You *should* be able to connect a port on the existing router to a standard port (LAN) on the new router. Don't use the uplink or DSL/Cable (WWAN) input port. Cascading routers thru the uplink ports will not work well.

Oh yeah, you need an inversion (crossover) cable to do that unless the port is self-adapting.
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I don't intend to Cascade them. Do I still need this inversion cable??
 
Jeff

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forceofnature said:
Check around for a used hub/ switch. I would think an 8 port or 16 port would be pretty cheap. A new 24 port was a bit on the high side.
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I hope to use what I have here. I have one 8 Port and 2-4 ports. If I can make these work it will actually work out well location wise.
 
Jeff

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I'll be a while before actually trying this. I have a few things to move around and have to find my box of Network Cables.:whistle:
 
Jeff

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Once I get all the parts collected here I'll post what make/model of gear I am connecting and how I plan to connect it just to see if anybody has any thoughts on it
 
Jeff

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Primary Router:
Linksys BEFSR81 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8 port Switch
Linksys.com - Support/Technical Support/Choose a Product/Routers and Access Points/Wired Routers/BEFSR81

Wirless Router:
LinkSys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router
Linksys.com - Support/Technical Support/Choose a Product/Routers and Access Points/Wireless Routers/WRK54G

Also I would like to try to use this in the mix:
Encore 5-Port mini Hub ESH-705
This thing is old. I can't find a good product page for it out there.

The plan is to plug both of the smaller router/hubs into the 8 port Router, if possible.
 
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Jeff said:
Primary Router:
Linksys BEFSR81 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8 port Switch
Linksys.com - Support/Technical Support/Choose a Product/Routers and Access Points/Wired Routers/BEFSR81

Wirless Router:
LinkSys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router
Linksys.com - Support/Technical Support/Choose a Product/Routers and Access Points/Wireless Routers/WRK54G

Also I would like to try to use this in the mix:
Encore 5-Port mini Hub ESH-705
This thing is old. I can't find a good product page for it out there.

The plan is to plug both of the smaller router/hubs into the 8 port Router, if possible.
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I would daisy-chain a small ethernet hub off one of the ports. For the level of traffic you likely have I would expect no signifigant impact to performance, you just are not moving all that much traffic relative to the capacity of a 100mb data channel. Note you want a *hub* not a router to hang off one of the existing ports. You may need a ethernet crossover cable (the ethernet equivilant of a rs-232 null modem) if the new hub does not have a "uplink" port or is not a more recent self-adapting one.

Hubs are cheap -- it's a $25 thing, even retail at Best Buy. You *can* use a router but is more trouble to configure. I used one at the PPP store network, I think I got it at Staples.
 
Jeff

Jeff

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dgates80 said:
I would daisy-chain a small ethernet hub off one of the ports. For the level of traffic you likely have I would expect no signifigant impact to performance, you just are not moving all that much traffic relative to the capacity of a 100mb data channel. Note you want a *hub* not a router to hang off one of the existing ports. You may need a ethernet crossover cable (the ethernet equivilant of a rs-232 null modem) if the new hub does not have a "uplink" port or is not a more recent self-adapting one.

Hubs are cheap -- it's a $25 thing, even retail at Best Buy. You *can* use a router but is more trouble to configure. I used one at the PPP store network, I think I got it at Staples.
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Thanks,
Working on it now.
I was given a 16 port hub yesterday by a fellow forumite and am currently working toward getting that up but the suspicion is that the Cable Modem is only allowing me a small number of IP addresses for this thing. Several PCs are telling me No or Limited Connectivity.
 
TWL

TWL

Kernel panic: Aiee.......
Internet --> WAN port on the BEFSR81. Make sure DHCP is on with a range starting at x.x.x.3. DHCP example - 192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.254. Have a LAN IP of x.x.x.1. LAN IP example - 192.168.1.1

Any available port (1-8) on the BEFSR81 --> any available port (1-4) on the WRT54G. Do not use the WAN port. Turn off DHCP. Have a LAN IP of x.x.x.2. LAN IP example - 192.168.1.2

Any available port (1-8) on the BEFSR81 --> any available port (1-5) on the ESH-705. No need to set an IP. Just PnP.

Not sure about the ESH-705, but you should be able to connect the two routers with either a straight-through or cross-over CAT5 cable. It's likely you'll need a cross-over CAT5 for the ESH-705.
 
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Mousebaby

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TWL said:
Internet --> WAN port on the BEFSR81. Make sure DHCP is on with a range starting at x.x.x.3. DHCP example - 192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.254. Have a LAN IP of x.x.x.1. LAN IP example - 192.168.1.1

Any available port (1-8) on the BEFSR81 --> any available port (1-4) on the WRT54G. Do not use the WAN port. Turn off DHCP. Have a LAN IP of x.x.x.2. LAN IP example - 192.168.1.2

Any available port (1-8) on the BEFSR81 --> any available port (1-5) on the ESH-705. No need to set an IP. Just PnP.

Not sure about the ESH-705, but you should be able to connect the two routers with either a straight-through or cross-over CAT5 cable. It's likely you'll need a cross-over CAT5 for the ESH-705.
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SPLAT!!!​


Ok, my head just exploded. :faint:​
 
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